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Now that we are into November I think I can start posting about Christmas – well, the planning of it at least – without putting you all off. Regular readers know I like to be organised. While that is mostly true for daily life, it is especially important to me to be organsied for big… Continue reading Stocking Fillers – Getting It Right

As a child I was oblivious to the fact that a lot of families don’t bake. I assumed that everyone knew how to make scones, pastry, brown bread, crumble, quiche and buns. My mother, grandmother and aunts all did. By the time I was ten, even I could make them – no scales, cookbook or… Continue reading Christmas Basics: Making Mince Pies

Back in my college days I worked in Magill’s deli in Dublin. Around Christmas it was always alive with people, some just popping in for the smell. “Oh if you could bottle this!” they’d say, raising their nose and taking a deep breath of the spicey, smokey smell that hangs in the air. The mood… Continue reading Memories, featuring Butlers’ Chocolates

Fionnuala is an Irish mama to her three bilingual boys in Germany. She can usually be found, cuppa in hand, in the kitchen or garden with her children, chickens and dog. Planning new projects, writing, cooking, keeping an eye out for vintage treasures and taking photos for her award-winning blog are among her favourite pastimes. Her official job is project manager.